Baudo Oropendola
A species of Oropendolas Scientific name : Psarocolius cassini Genus : Oropendolas
Baudo Oropendola, A species of Oropendolas
Botanical name: Psarocolius cassini
Genus: Oropendolas
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Description
The male Baudó oropendola is about 46.5 cm (18.3 in) in length and the female is slightly smaller at 40 cm (15.7 in). This bird is similar in appearance to the black oropendola (Psarocolius guatimozinus), being largely black with chestnut-brown upper parts, but the patches of bare skin on the cheeks are pink, the mantle and wings are more rufous-brown and the flanks are rather more chestnut. 
Size
46 cm
Feeding Habits
Baudo Oropendola primarily feasts on fruit and insects, foraging in canopy clusters of up to ten. Details on its diet remain sparse, yet its gregarious feeding is notable.
Habitat
The baudo Oropendola is typically found in lowland forests, both primary and secondary, that develop on sandy soils or along riverbanks. These environments usually exhibit a relatively open canopy and may include tall emergent trees. The species seems to have a preference for primary forests with a naturally fragmented canopy where it is known to forage.
Dite type
Frugivorous
General Info
Distribution Area
This species is endemic to a small area around los Saltos and de Baudó, in the Chocó Department of north-west Colombia, an area of occupancy of about 4,570 km (1,764 sq mi). The bird has only been observed in a few isolated locations in river valleys at the edge of humid rainforests, but more recently birds have been sighted in the river valleys of the Rio Siviru and Rio Tipicay near Bajo Baudó, and a location has been found on the coastal plain with sixty inactive nests suspended from Bactris gasipaes palms and Guazuma ulmifolia trees in secondary growth between a banana plantation and the edge of the mature forest.
Species Status
The International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed the conservation status of P. cassini as being "endangered"; this is because of the small number of locations from which it is known, and the degradation of its habitat as deforestation takes place for logging, the creation of oil palm plantations, agricultural activities and road-building. It is estimated that the total population of the bird numbers between 1000 and 2500 individuals and is likely to be declining. However the bird is little-known, and there may be other breeding colonies at present unknown; if that proves to be the case, the bird's status may need to be changed to "vulnerable".
Scientific Classification
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